In old French law. The privilege or prerogative of the eldest A provincial term derived from chemier, (q. v.) Guyot, Inst … [Read more...] about CHEMERAGE
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CHASTE
An unmarried person (usually female) who is a virgin or has had very limited encounters with sexual activity. … [Read more...] about CHASTE
CHEMIER
In old French law. The eldest born. A term used in Poitoh and other places. Guyot, Inst. … [Read more...] about CHEMIER
CHASTITY
That virtue which prevents the unlawful commerce of the sexes. 2. A woman may defend her chastity by killing her assailant. See Self-defence. And even the solicitation of her chastity is indictable in some of the states; Words charging a woman with a violation of chastity are actionable in themselves. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Purity; continence. That virtue … [Read more...] about CHASTITY
CHEMIN
Fr. The road wherein every man goes; the king's highway. … [Read more...] about CHEMIN